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'''''Class''''' was an eight-episode spin-off series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', co-produced by [[BBC Wales]] and [[BBC America]]<ref name="BBCA" >https://twitter.com/bbcamerica/status/760575939642294272</ref> for digital television station [[BBC Three]] and BBC America<ref name="BBCA" />. It was announced on [[1 October (production)|1 October]] [[2015 (production)|2015]]. ''Class'' was aimed specifically at a young adult audience and contained sexual content, violence and language above the level allowed on the parent series. ''Class'' was the first [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]-produced ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series since ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' ended in [[2011 (releases)| | '''''Class''''' was an eight-episode spin-off series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', co-produced by [[BBC Wales]] and [[BBC America]]<ref name="BBCA" >https://twitter.com/bbcamerica/status/760575939642294272</ref> for digital television station [[BBC Three]] and BBC America<ref name="BBCA" />. It was announced on [[1 October (production)|1 October]] [[2015 (production)|2015]]. ''Class'' was aimed specifically at a young adult audience and contained sexual content, violence and language above the level allowed on the parent series. ''Class'' was the first [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]-produced ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series since ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' ended in [[2011 (releases)|2011]]. | ||
Created by [[Patrick Ness]], who was also the sole writer, ''Class'' took place in [[Coal Hill School]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/953c5b1f-3cc8-4db9-8184-f1b6567260f1|title=Doctor Who Spin Off: Class|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=1 October 2015|website name=BBC Doctor Who|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref> which first appeared in [[An Unearthly Child (episode)|''Doctor Who''{{'}}s very first episode]] as the school [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] attended in [[1963]]. The school was also a recurring location during [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|series 8]] and [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|series 9]], as the school where [[Clara Oswald]] and [[Danny Pink]] both worked as teachers and the [[Twelfth Doctor]] briefly [[The Caretaker (TV story)|worked as a caretaker]] whilst under "deep cover". | |||
''Class'' was first released on BBC Three's streaming service on [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], with a [[BBC One]] broadcast following in January 2017. In [[Canada]], the spin-off aired on the [[Space (TV channel)|''Space'' channel]].<ref>http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-spin-off-class-finds-a-canadian-broadcaster</ref> [[Australia]] aired it on [[ABC2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.press.abc.net.au/prepare-yourselves-class-is-coming-to-abc2-and-iview|title=Prepare yourselves, Class is coming to ABC2 and iview|date of source=26 September 2016|website name=ABC Media Room}}</ref> | |||
''Class'' is in many aspects similar to its sister spin-off series ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' as well as [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] of its mother series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', in which ''"the boundaries of space-time have been stretched to breaking point, allowing all manner of creatures through."'' However, Ness pointed out that ''"We're not telling stories of the 'chosen ones'."'' and that ''"It's happenstance that puts these people [at the centre of things]. What if your timing is just weird and things happen to you? How do you deal with it? I'm interested in real consequences. The Doctor is always exciting, but he never [stays]. He goes off on the next adventure. What happens to real people?"''<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-24/the-premise-for-doctor-who-spin-off-class-is-basically-torchwood</ref> | |||
== Synopsis == | |||
What if [[Rhodia|your planet]] was massacred and you and your worst enemy were the sole survivors? What if [[Twelfth Doctor|a legendary figure]] out of space and time found you a place to hide? But what if the things that want to kill you have tracked you down? And worst of all, what if you haven't studied for your [[A-levels]]...? Because [[Coal Hill School]] has been a part of [[Doctor Who]] since the beginning. But that's come at a price... Like all [[sixth form]]ers, our heroes navigate a life of friends, parents, [[school]], [[sex]], sorrow – and possibly the end of existence. Something waits for us there, just on the other side of sight, for its chance to kill everything, to bring us all into [[Shadow Kin|Shadow]]... | |||
== Cast == | |||
=== Main cast === | |||
* [[Charlie Smith]] - [[Greg Austin]] | |||
* [[April MacLean]] - [[Sophie Hopkins]] | |||
* [[Ram Singh]] - [[Fady Elsayed]] | |||
* [[Tanya Adeola]] - [[Vivian Oparah]] | |||
* [[Matteusz Andrzejewski]] - [[Jordan Renzo]] | |||
* [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]] - [[Katherine Kelly]] | |||
=== Secondary cast === | |||
* [[Corakinus]] - [[Paul Marc Davies]] | |||
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] - [[Peter Capaldi]] | |||
* [[Vivian Adeola]] - [[Natasha Gordon]] | |||
* [[Varun Singh]] - [[Aaron Neil]] | |||
* [[Jackie MacLean]] - [[Shannon Murray]] | |||
* [[Dorothea Ames]] - [[Pooky Quesnel]] | |||
* [[Chair of the Governors]] - [[Cyril Nri]] | |||
On 13 June 2016, a bit earlier than scheduled, Ness revealed the lead would be a gay character who has a boyfriend, whom he kisses, sleeps with and loves. Ness told that given the recent {{w|Orlando Nightclub Shooting|Orlando shootings}}, riots caused by homophobia, over the weekend, it seemed less important to keep that a secret.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-13/doctor-who-spin-off-class-will-have-an-lgbt-lead-character</ref> | On 13 June 2016, a bit earlier than scheduled, Ness revealed the lead would be a gay character who has a boyfriend, whom he kisses, sleeps with and loves. Ness told that given the recent {{w|Orlando Nightclub Shooting|Orlando shootings}}, riots caused by homophobia, over the weekend, it seemed less important to keep that a secret.<ref>http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-13/doctor-who-spin-off-class-will-have-an-lgbt-lead-character</ref> | ||
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